Dan Critchlow Archives: 10/2018

Bernd Leno says Shkodran Mustafi and Mesut Özil played a big part in convincing him to join Arsenal this summer, making it ‘clear’ he had to join the club.

Adrien Rabiot is now leaning towards extending his contract with PSG, according to reports in France, after much speculation that he might leave on a free transfer next summer.

Arsene Wenger has spoken out about his current situation between jobs, admitting that a few months rest was probably the best thing for him.

Nigeria star Leon Balogun took to Twitter to sing the praises of his international teammate Alex Iwobi on Saturday, after a big win for the country.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Mesut Özil have both returned to full training this week and should be available for selection very soon.

Sam Greenwood scored for the England u17s against the USA on Friday, bringing the goal contribution tally for Arsenal youngsters to 10 in just two days of the current international break.

Lucas Torreira assisted his first ever goal for Uruguay on Friday and had a very solid match, despite his country going on to lose.

Granit Xhaka, Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang all captained their countries on Saturday, to varying degrees of success on the pitch.

Arsenal told Lille in August that they’re planning a January bid to sign Nicolas Pepe, according to a report in France, but now they’re facing increasing competition for the winger.

Per Mertesacker has admitted he considered a return to former club Hannover 96 as he neared the end of his playing days, before Arsene Wenger suggested sticking with Arsenal.

Thierry Henry will become the new manager of AS Monaco and wants to take Arsenal u18 coach Kwame Ampadu with him.

Danielle Carter joked she’s ‘devastated’ after learning that a young fan who won her boots actually supports Arsenal’s North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

Aaron Ramsey’s agency have put themselves at the centre of attention again, this time ‘liking’ an anti-Unai Emery social media post.

Thierry Henry is set to become manager of Monaco this weekend, according to reports.

Jan Vertonghen’s hamstring injury will keep him out until December, according to his club’s website, which could see him miss the North London derby.

Reiss Nelson has hinted at a possible return to Arsenal in January, despite expectations that he’d spend the full season with Hoffenheim.

Arsenal’s academy stars impressed at various youth levels for their countries on Thursday, scoring six goals and assisting a couple in just one day of football.

Real Madrid are the most stable team in the big-five leagues, according to a study by the Football Observatory, with Arsenal joining them in the top 20.

Now that the last few countries have completed their squad announcements, let’s take a look at the final list of Arsenal players called up and when they’ll play their matches.

Alex Iwobi is feeling the love from the Nigeria fans over the international break, particularly after his impressive recent form for Arsenal.